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13 Cards in this Set
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What was the real purpose of the colonial system?
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to enrich Britain
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What is mercantilism?
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held the country's ultimate goal in self sufficiency and acquire the most gold and silver
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What is balance of trade?
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the amount of goods sold compared to the amount brought
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Britain looked at who as a market for British goods, a source of raw materials that were not native to Britain and as a producer of goods and materials to be sold to other nations?
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The American colonies
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Why did England/Britain create the Navigation Acts?
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Because the American colonies wanted to increase their wealth by selling the British's goods to European nations, such as Spain, France, and Holland.
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What is the Navigation Act?
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a series of laws restricting colonial trade
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What is Parliament?
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a country's lawmaking body
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Who did the Navigation Act benefit?
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England and good for most colonists.
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What is the Dominion of New England? and why was it created?
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southern Maine and New Jersey united into one vast colony; due to King James II wanted to make the colonial government more obedient.
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Who was Sir Edmund Andros?
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a veteran military officer from an aristocratic English family chosen by King James II to rule the Dominion of New England
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Who is Increase Mather?
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the colonists' prominent minister who was sent into London to try to get the colonists' old charter restored
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What is Massachusetts also known as?
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"Puritan utopia"
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What is a royal colony?
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under strict control of the crown
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